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Changing Faces of A City: How London Sold Its Soul to The Private Equity Devil.
On the 17th of May 1984, nearly 37 years ago, Prince Charles gave the most extraordinary speech, about the changing face of his beloved city, which interestingly, has aged spectacularly well.
By Adebayo Adeniran5 years ago in The Swamp
A New Suggestion For The Biden Administration About Fannie Mae
Questions remain about what the Biden administration will do with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. However, a new report from the Brookings Institution’s Economic Studies Group offers insight into what could happen to the government-sponsored enterprises. It suggests that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be used to drive more racial equality in the housing industry, something the Biden administration could get behind.
By Jacob Wolinsky5 years ago in The Swamp
An Open Letter to All Americans
Dear Americans: I write this letter because I love the beauty and magic that exists within every human spirit. I write for the human spirit’s mesmerizing ability to perform and bring to life thought provoking reality bending machinations of the mind. I write in earnest desire to protect the humanity that exists within our individual spirits, and threads us together as one society. I write in hopes that we may meet, deliberate and debate the truths we uncover as we explore society’s sacrosanct principles and ugly truths. I write because America the bold, America the beautiful, and America the idea …is dying!
By Donald Wiggins Jr5 years ago in The Swamp
My Presidential Run
Before I start, I already know I have no chance of winning any Presidential election. I am still going to run though, so that’s that. The only people that can win are those with a lot of money that are not concerned with the average American. How can they possibly relate? I have worked in restaurants and retail and seen firsthand how we are treated by customers and employers. I worked at a fast-food burger joint were this lady got a call that her son was seriously injured, and she needed to get to the hospital and guess what the manager said to her, “Which is more important, your son or your job?” So, this lady informed that little mindless woman that her son is more important and left the job.
By Ferrari King5 years ago in The Swamp
The Spy Who Played Them All
It can certainly be said that to a portion of the American people, President Donald Trump is the most reviled man in America. In the April 2017 issue of Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter called him “a preening narcissist who takes himself terribly seriously...” to which I ask the simple questions: What presidents of recent years haven’t been narcissistic? Nor, as the most powerful man in the free world, taken themselves terribly seriously? Doesn’t it kind of go with the territory?
By Eric B. Ruark5 years ago in The Swamp
Save the Earth! Don't Give Birth!
Let me start off by saying that the fate of the earth should not fall into the hands of individuals. The majority of pollution and environmental harm is done by just a handful of large corporations that need to be regulated, and fast. But many people are still looking for ways to reduce their personal carbon footprint, and do their part to try to save the earth. People go to all kinds of lengths to do their part, from carpooling, to living completely waste free. Some people get really serious about it, giving up many daily conveniences that are just a part of life to many. But there is one big thing that we can do as individuals to help save the environment. Not have kids.
By Abby Ramsay5 years ago in The Swamp
Biden-Harris
Written By: Yna Dran - February 20, 2021 Of all the posts I made over the last four years about the dangers of Trump, I couldn't help but look back wondering, how close to reality did I get? An insurrection was at our doorstep. Looking back on my worst fears, the events of January 6, 2021 was always a possibility on my mind, but just how close was I? Too accurate I'm afraid. I was way too close to reality. When history looks back on the very real threat that Donald Trump posed to the structure of the United States government, it will not look back fondly. It will remember the terror that stood seconds away from the first United States dictatorship.
By SNROCINUTAF5 years ago in The Swamp
Why There Will Never Be a 'Good' Politician
Chapter 1: Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Free Will Segment I: Introduction In his book The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote, “How we live is so different from how we ought to live that he who studies what ought to be done rather than what is done will learn the way to his downfall rather than to his preservation.” This quotation underpins Machiavelli’s political theory and, in principle, the quintessence of his magnum opus.
By Saugat Menon5 years ago in The Swamp
